Xbox Awards voting suspended following 'security breach'
According to MCV, the voting site was the victim of a security breach which resulted in the names, gamertags, emails and birthdays of 2,892 entrants being posted online. Those accessing the site were also reportedly able to edit or remove the listings they saw.
Shortly after this, the site was taken offline for maintenance, while MCV was provided with the following explanation by Microsoft: "We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the Xbox Entertainment Awards landing page and have taken the site offline while we investigate."
This is hardly the first high profile breach in recent times and the extent of the damage isn't yet apparent. We've reached out to Microsoft for comment and will keep you updated as the story develops.
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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/396735/xbox-awards-voting-suspended-following-security-breach/
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DLTPosted:
Pedantic I would have thought the security would have been of a higher standard when it comes to the worlds leading console provider.
There will always be someone out there who is better.
LosersPosted:
Moiros I havent seen any of these problems until recently and it really sucks for whoever it happened to but I am sure microsoft will help them out.
(I have had a few problems with their customer service myself though....)
yeah bro I agree
KyzruhPosted:
This is where itd be good to be paranoid and change your password often but microsoft is serious about security they can work quickly
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